Matthew 25:31
in Matthew 25When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
KJV
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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This verse in Matthew 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
When the Son of man ... - This is in answer to the question which the disciples proposed to Jesus respecting the end of the world, Mat 24:3. That this refers to the last judgment, and not, as some have supposed, to the destruction of Jerusalem, appears: 1. From the fact that it was in answer to an express inquiry respecting “the end” of the world. 2. “All nations” were to be assembled, which did not take place at the destruction of Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
all the holy angels with him
on Matthew 25:31-33
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him opens the third scene of the discourse with the same title and the same glory named at 24:30, the same coming now shown in its consequence rather than its arrival. Then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory names a judgment scene, and before him shall be gathered all nations, every people without exception standing for this reckoning. He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats draws on a familiar pastoral picture, sheep and goats grazing together by day and sorted only at evening, the shepherd thread the brief tracks from 9:36 arriving here at its final beat.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
on Matthew 25:31-46
In these verses our Lord Jesus Christ describes the judgment day, and some of its leading circumstances. There are few passages in the whole Bible more solemn and heart-seaching than this. May we read it with the deep and serious attention which it deserves. Let us mark in the first place who will be the judge in the last day. We read that it will be “the Son of Man” Jesus Christ himself.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
When the Son of man shall come in his glory--His personal glory. and all the holy angels with him--See De 33:2; 1Pe 3:22. then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory--the glory of His judicial authority.
The words behind it
23 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ὅταν | hotan | When | G3752 → | 123 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἔλθῃ | elthe | may come | G2064 → | 628 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| υἱὸς | huios | Son | G5207 → | 377 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthropou | of Man | G444 → | 549 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δόξῃ | doxe | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἄγγελοι | angeloi | angels | G32 → | 175 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | Him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| τότε | tote | then | G5119 → | 160 times |
| καθίσει | kathisei | He will sit | G2523 → | 44 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon [the] | G1909 → | 883 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| δόξης | doxes | of glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | of Him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
ὍτανWhen
hotanG3752 →123 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
ἔλθῃmay come
eltheG2064 →628 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
υἱὸςSon
huiosG5207 →377 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
ἀνθρώπουof Man
anthropouG444 →549 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
δόξῃglory
doxeG1391 →165 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πάντεςall
pantesG3956 →1235 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἄγγελοιangels
angeloiG32 →175 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
αὐτοῦ,Him,
autouG846 →5565 times
τότεthen
toteG5119 →160 times
καθίσειHe will sit
kathiseiG2523 →44 times
ἐπὶupon [the]
epiG1909 →883 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
δόξηςof glory
doxesG1391 →165 times
αὐτοῦ,of Him,
autouG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
it leads to
- Matthew 24:30
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds…
- Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Daniel 7:13
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
- Mark 14:62
“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
- John 19:37
And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
- Matthew 24:30
Through
Mark 8:38If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the…
it leads to
- Luke 12:8–9
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
- Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
- Luke 12:8–9
Through
Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 33:2
He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Deuteronomy 33:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.